Photos: Inside POTUS' Opening Night Starry Blue Carpet Arrivals

POTUS is now running on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre.

By: May. 02, 2022
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Just yesterday, Selina Fillinger's new Broadway comedy POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive, officially celebrated its opening gala at the Shubert Theatre (225 West 44th Street). BroadwayWorld was there for the special day and you can check out photos from the blue carpet arrivals!

POTUS features an all-star cast of women, including Tony Award nominee Lilli Cooper (Tootsie, "The Good Fight") as Chris; Screen Actors Guild Award winner Lea DeLaria ("Orange is the New Black," The Rocky Horror Show) as Bernadette; "SNL" comedy legend Rachel Dratch ("Saturday Night Live," Wine Country) in her Broadway debut as Stephanie; Emmy Award winner Julianne Hough (Footloose, Safe Haven, "Dancing with the Stars") in her Broadway debut as Dusty; actress and comedian Suzy Nakamura ("Dr. Ken", Horrible Bosses 2, "Avenue 5") in her Broadway debut as Jean, Tony Award winner Julie White (The Little Dog Laughed, "Nurse Jackie," Transformers) as Harriet; and Grammy, Emmy & Tony Award nominee Vanessa Williams (Into the Woods, "Ugly Betty", "Desperate Housewives") as Margaret. The cast also includes Anita Abdinezhad (Persian Pod), Gisela Chípe ("Manifest"), Jennifer Fouché (Chicken & Biscuits), and Lisa Helmi Johanson (Avenue Q) as standbys.

Photo Credit: Bruce Glikas

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Jason Ralph and Rachel Brosnahan

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Jason Ralph and Rachel Brosnahan

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Amy Poehler, Ana Gasteyer, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Justin Mikita

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Amy Poehler and Ana Gasteyer

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Amy Poehler and Ana Gasteyer

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Jesse Williams

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Jesse Williams

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Catherine Cohen

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Catherine Cohen

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Teri Hatcher and Vanessa Williams

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Teri Hatcher and Vanessa Williams

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Victor Garber

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Victor Garber

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Julie White and Victor Garber

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Suzy Nakamura, Vanessa Williams, Teri Hatcher, and Julianne Hough

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Suzy Nakamura, Vanessa Williams, Teri Hatcher, and Julianne Hough

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Teri Hatcher

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Teri Hatcher

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Marriann Hough and daughter Julianne Hough

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Marriann Hough and daughter Julianne Hough

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Stacey Sargeant

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Stacey Sargeant

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Stacey Sargeant and Jeremy Katz

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Marti Gould Cummings

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Marti Gould Cummings

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Nathan Lee Graham

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Nathan Lee Graham

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Eddie Cooper

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Eddie Cooper

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Eddie Cooper and Chuck Cooper

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Eddie Cooper and Chuck Cooper

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Chuck Cooper

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Chuck Cooper

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Lion Babe Jillian Hervey

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Lion Babe Jillian Hervey

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Lucas Goodman and Lion Babe Jillian Hervey

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Ted Snowden, Jamie deRoy and Duffy Violante

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Kimber Elayne Sprawl

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Kimber Elayne Sprawl

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Ben Ahlers

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Ben Ahlers

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Adrienne Warren

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Adrienne Warren

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Ari Shapiro

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Jeannette Bayardelle

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Jeannette Bayardelle

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Set Designer Beowulf Boritt and Mimi Bilinski

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Robert Horn

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Chris Williams

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Chris Williams

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Douglas Lyons

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Douglas Lyons

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Sophia Anne Caruso

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Sophia Anne Caruso

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Brian Moreland

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Brian Moreland

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Laurissa Romain

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Laurissa Romain

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Katie Finneran

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Katie Finneran

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Franklin Leonard

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Ilana Levine and Dominic Fumusa

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Ilana Levine and Dominic Fumusa

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Producers Greg Nobile and Lynette Howell Taylor

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Producers Greg Nobile and Lynette Howell Taylor

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Shereen Pimentel

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Shereen Pimentel

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Katrina Lenk

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Katrina Lenk

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Colton Ryan and Adrian Bumpas

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Colton Ryan and Adrian Bumpas

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Colton Ryan

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Colton Ryan

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Colton Ryan and Luba Mason

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Luba Mason

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Producer Greg Nobile, Lisa Dozier Shacket and Producer Mark Shacket

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Oliver Henry Roth and Grady Keefe

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Producer Greg Nobile

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Producer Greg Nobile

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Leah McSweeney

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Leah McSweeney

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Tony Marion and Jarrod Millington

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Tony Marion and Jarrod Millington

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Scott Pask

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Thomas Laub and Ben Ahlers

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Lea Michele

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Lea Michele

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Lea Michele and Justin Mikita

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Lea Michele and Justin Mikita

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Justin Mikita

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Justin Mikita

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Jason Ralph

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Jason Ralph

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Rachel Brosnahan

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Rachel Brosnahan

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Miss Jay Alexander

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Miss Jay Alexander

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Alex Newell

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Alex Newell

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Rachel Brosnahan

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Jocelyn Bioh

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Jocelyn Bioh

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Will Hochman

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Will Hochman

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Will Hochman and Emily B. Hochman

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Grady Keefe and Grant Kinsaul

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Robert Joy, Henry Krieger and Ruby Joy

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Katie Finneran and Ben Ahlers

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Teri Hatcher

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Rachel Dratch

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Julianne Hough

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Jason Ralph and Rachel Brosnahan

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Justin Mikita



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